The ICOM IC-R8500 is a high quality 0.1 - 2000 MHz radio receiver.
I wrote tk8500, a new open source computer program which lets you:
(1) Control the IC-R8500 from your computer.
(2) Download/upload the radio's memory channels from/to a
csv (comma-separated values) file.
(3) Log active frequencies, intercept time, and relative signal
strength automatically while scanning.
Though I've all but abandoned Windows 98 in favor of free Linux,
I wrote tk8500 in a language (Tcl/Tk) which permits it run on either
operating system. It may even run on Macs, Solaris, and other
environments, but I've only tested it on Linux and Windows 98.
You can read about and download a beta test version of tk8500
from my home page:
http://members.core.com/~parnass
I don't warrant the software, but it won't cost you anything.
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Bob Parnass, AJ9S parnass _at_ megsinet.net http://members.core.com/~parnass
Linux user
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